CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — Two deputies were shot Friday morning in Clackamas County while responding to a burglary call, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) reported. The deputies were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive, according to authorities, and one of the deputies has since been released.
According to a statement from the Clackamas County District Attorney's office, the shooting happened around 7 a.m. Friday morning near Southeast Johnson Creek Boulevard and Southeast 70th Avenue in the Southgate neighborhood, about four miles north of Clackamas.
The deputies were responding to the burglary call and arrived to find two men at the scene. When the deputies tried to detain the two suspects for questioning, the DA's office said, one of the men drew a handgun and opened fire.
Both deputies were injured by gunfire and at least one of them returned fire, but none of the shots hit the suspects. Other responding deputies arrested the suspects a few minutes later, the DA's office said.
Clackamas County Sheriff Angela Brandenburg said one of the deputies was shot in the arm, and the other was shot in the vest and abdomen, according to Brandenburg. The sheriff said one of the deputies was released from the hospital and the other deputy is expected to be released within the next few hours.
The DA's office identified they two suspects as Tyler J. Scott, 32, and Joseph R. Shaffer, 46, both from Southeast Portland. They were each booked into the Clackamas County Jail and are expected to make their first court appearances Monday.
The sheriff's office said there's no further danger to the public, though they did ask people to avoid the area. KGW's Mike Benner reported from the scene that several blocks of Southeast Johnson Creek Boulevard are blocked off while law enforcement investigates.
The names of the deputies have not yet been provided by authorities.
The Springwater Corridor Trail crosses through the area where the shooting took place. A man who lives nearby told KGW that he heard 10 to 12 gunshots as he was outside doing some early morning gardening.
The Clackamas County Major Crimes Team is leading an investigation into the incident, along with detectives from the Oregon City and West Linn police departments.
This is a developing story and will be updated when more information is made available.
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